The updated edition of this introductory text thoroughly explores all of the important rules dealing with the
use of evidence in criminal proceeding. The author uses extensive case analyses and samples of testimony from actual
cross-examinations to simplify even the most technical and arcane evidence rules. Difficult topics such as the
use of hearsay evidence are covered, along with the latest Supreme Court decisions on evidence admissibility and
the protection of civil rights. The book is written in jargon-free language, avoiding "legalese" as it
is intended for the general reader. New material includes an appendix of the complete text of the Federal Rules
of Evidence, now adopted in most states.
Describes all rules relating to evidence admission and exclusion in criminal trials.
Written in straightforward prose making the complex maze of courtroom procedures and law understandable.
Includes recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Table of Contents
1. Published Sources of Law.
2. The Trial Process and Classifications of Evidence.
3. The Trial Record.
4. A Return to Relevance.
5. The Rule Against Hearsay.
6. Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay.
7. Impeachment of Witnesses' Credibility.
8. The Constitutional Privilege Against Compulsory Self-Incrimination.
9. Exclusion of Identification Evidence Resulting from Improper Identification Confrontations.
10. Unreasonable Searches and Seizures of Evidence; Evidentiary Protection of the Right to Privacy.
11. Confessions.
12. Common Law and Statutory Testimonial Privileges.
